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Courtney Ingraffia Barton is Vice President of Industry Relations of LexisNexis® Applied Discovery®. In this role, she works with law firms, government organizations, corporations and industry leaders to educate the legal community on the continually evolving case law and technology of electronic discovery. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Ms. Barton was a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice, where she oversaw a docket of complex environmental enforcement matters. Before that, she was a senior associate with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. where she focused on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. While at Arnold & Porter, she spent time in-house at the Host Marriott Corporation where she was Acting Assistant General Counsel for Litigation.
Ms. Barton is a frequent author and speaker on the topic of electronic discovery. As host of the Applied Discovery E-Discovery Best Practices Courses, she educates attorneys and legal professionals on case law, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure related to electronic discovery, document retention and compliance matters, technical issues and more.
Ms. Barton is an active member in the Sedona Conference where she is a participant in the Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production and holds a leadership role in the Legal Holds sub-committee. She is also a member of the Washington D.C. and Virginia Chapters of ARMA International, where she is a member of the ARMA Electronic Discovery Advisory Board.
Ms. Barton is a member of several pro bono organizations, serving as a guardian ad litem in the District of Columbia court system and working on civil rights litigation with the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. She is a member of the District of Columbia and Louisiana Bar Associations. Ms. Barton earned her B.A. from Colby College, her J.D. cum laude from Tulane Law School, and M.P.H. from Harvard University. | 